Entry
Name
Pancreatic cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
Description
Infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common malignancy of the pancreas. When most investigators use the term 'pancreatic cancer' they are referring to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). Normal duct epithelium progresses to infiltrating cancer through a series of histologically defined precursors (PanINs). The overexpression of HER-2/neu and activating point mutations in the K-ras gene occur early, inactivation of the p16 gene at an intermediate stage, and the inactivation of p53, SMAD4, and BRCA2 occur relatively late. Activated K-ras engages multiple effector pathways. Although EGF receptors are conventionally regarded as upstream activators of RAS proteins, they can also act as RAS signal transducers via RAS-induced autocrine activation of the EGFR family ligands. Moreover, PDA shows extensive genomic instability and aneuploidy. Telomere attrition and mutations in p53 and BRCA2 are likely to contribute to these phenotypes. Inactivation of the SMAD4 tumour suppressor gene leads to loss of the inhibitory influence of the transforming growth factor-beta signalling pathway.
Class
Human Diseases; Cancer: specific types
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Element
N00012 Mutation-activated KRAS/NRAS to ERK signaling pathway
N00032 Mutation-activated KRAS/NRAS to PI3K signaling pathway
N00034 ERBB2-overexpression to PI3K signaling pathway
N00070 Mutation-inactivated p16(INK4a) to p16-cell cycle G1/S
N00071 Deleted p16(INK4a) to p16-cell cycle G1/S
N00095 ERBB2-overexpression to EGF-Jak-STAT signaling pathway
N00104 Mutation-activated KRAS to RalGDS signaling pathway
N00115 Mutation-inactivated TP53 to transcription
Disease
Drug
D04023 Erlotinib hydrochloride (JAN/USAN)
Organism
Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene
3845 KRAS; KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K07827 ]
5290 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5293 PIK3CD; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5291 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5295 PIK3R1; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 [KO:K02649 ]
5296 PIK3R2; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 [KO:K02649 ]
8503 PIK3R3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 3 [KO:K02649 ]
9459 ARHGEF6; Rac/Cdc42 guanine nucleotide exchange factor 6 [KO:K05729 ]
4790 NFKB1; nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1 [KO:K02580 ]
5970 RELA; RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit [KO:K04735 ]
1147 CHUK; component of inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase complex [KO:K04467 ] [EC:2.7.11.10 ]
8517 IKBKG; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase regulatory subunit gamma [KO:K07210 ]
572 BAD; BCL2 associated agonist of cell death [KO:K02158 ]
5900 RALGDS; ral guanine nucleotide dissociation stimulator [KO:K08732 ]
998 CDC42; cell division cycle 42 [KO:K04393 ]
7039 TGFA; transforming growth factor alpha [KO:K08774 ]
6774 STAT3; signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 [KO:K04692 ]
6772 STAT1; signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 [KO:K11220 ]
7422 VEGFA; vascular endothelial growth factor A [KO:K05448 ]
1029 CDKN2A; cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A [KO:K06621 ]
5925 RB1; RB transcriptional corepressor 1 [KO:K06618 ]
1026 CDKN1A; cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A [KO:K06625 ]
1647 GADD45A; growth arrest and DNA damage inducible alpha [KO:K04402 ]
4616 GADD45B; growth arrest and DNA damage inducible beta [KO:K04402 ]
10912 GADD45G; growth arrest and DNA damage inducible gamma [KO:K04402 ]
581 BAX; BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator [KO:K02159 ]
578 BAK1; BCL2 antagonist/killer 1 [KO:K14021 ]
1643 DDB2; damage specific DNA binding protein 2 [KO:K10140 ]
7040 TGFB1; transforming growth factor beta 1 [KO:K13375 ]
7042 TGFB2; transforming growth factor beta 2 [KO:K13376 ]
7043 TGFB3; transforming growth factor beta 3 [KO:K13377 ]
675 BRCA2; BRCA2 DNA repair associated [KO:K08775 ]
Compound
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Von Hoff D, Evans D, Hruban R (ed).
Title
Pancreatic cancer
Journal
Jones and Bartlett publishers (2005)
Reference
Authors
Niitsu Y, Yokota J (ed).
Title
[Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes for Medical Oncologist] (In Japanese)
Journal
Nankodo (1999)
Reference
Authors
Bardeesy N, DePinho RA.
Title
Pancreatic cancer biology and genetics.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bardeesy N, Sharpless NE, DePinho RA, Merlino G.
Title
The genetics of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a roadmap for a mouse model.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Cowgill SM, Muscarella P.
Title
The genetics of pancreatic cancer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Hezel AF, Kimmelman AC, Stanger BZ, Bardeesy N, Depinho RA.
Title
Genetics and biology of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Shields JM, Pruitt K, McFall A, Shaub A, Der CJ.
Title
Understanding Ras: 'it ain't over 'til it's over'.
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Reference
Authors
Holbro T, Civenni G, Hynes NE.
Title
The ErbB receptors and their role in cancer progression.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Marmor MD, Skaria KB, Yarden Y.
Title
Signal transduction and oncogenesis by ErbB/HER receptors.
Journal
Reference
Authors
DeArmond D, Brattain MG, Jessup JM, Kreisberg J, Malik S, Zhao S, Freeman JW.
Title
Autocrine-mediated ErbB-2 kinase activation of STAT3 is required for growth factor independence of pancreatic cancer cell lines.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Wei D, Le X, Zheng L, Wang L, Frey JA, Gao AC, Peng Z, Huang S, Xiong HQ, Abbruzzese JL, Xie K.
Title
Stat3 activation regulates the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and human pancreatic cancer angiogenesis and metastasis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Toyonaga T, Nakano K, Nagano M, Zhao G, Yamaguchi K, Kuroki S, Eguchi T, Chijiiwa K, Tsuneyoshi M, Tanaka M.
Title
Blockade of constitutively activated Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 pathway inhibits growth of human pancreatic cancer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Schmid RM.
Title
Genetic basis of pancreatic cancer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Elliott RL, Blobe GC.
Title
Role of transforming growth factor Beta in human cancer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Rudkin TM, Foulkes WD.
Title
BRCA2: breaks, mistakes and failed separations.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Venkitaraman AR.
Title
Functions of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in the biological response to DNA damage.
Journal
J Cell Sci 114:3591-8 (2001)
Reference
Authors
Chang Z, Li Z, Wang X, Kang Y, Yuan Y, Niu J, Wang H, Chatterjee D, Fleming JB, Li M, Abbruzzese JL, Chiao PJ
Title
Deciphering the mechanisms of tumorigenesis in human pancreatic ductal epithelial cells.
Journal
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